The union AFE Its road map is already clear after the decision adopted Thursday by the Single Judge of Professional Competitions, where it dismisses the postponement of the first day of the Real Madrid ante Health. Considers that there is no cause of force majeure and that the 21 days of preparation that request both the Real Madrid as the union itself.
AFE considers, as it has been defending from the beginning, that LaLiga He has breached the tacit agreement they reached during the elaboration of the calendar. Elaboration that, in accordance with the agreement LaLiga y RFEF and collected in the Royal Decree of Sports Federations such as the Sports Lawcorresponds to the union with the employer. And it is, once agreed, when it refers to the RFEF for its ratification.
Denounce the agreement to force the negotiating table
AFE appears in particular to a letter sent on May 16. Then the initial idea of AFE was for LaLiga in Primera to start the weekend on August 23-24. In that letter the union accepted LaLiga's request to start the weekend of 16-17 but, in return, if Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid They arrived at the final phase of the Club World Cup, the league start would be postponed a week if they reached the final phase of the FIFA tournament. In fact, they proposed from AFE that it was a Madrid derby to dispute the first day for the disorder to be the minimum. In that agreement they urged 21 days of vacation and three weeks of preparation as well as I was agreed with the captains of the two teams. All for the benefit of the equipment.
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After what happened yesterday AFE He wants this not to be repeated again and that is why he wants this to be collected in the next collective agreement with LaLiga. The current one, expanded in 2024 and based on the initial 2016, ends on June 30, 2026. They understand that not having this time puts the health of the players. In fact, the union is valuing to denounce the current agreement before its completion in order to force the negotiating table and start addressing this matter as soon as possible. He denounces that the agreement allows since January 1, 2026, six months before the end of the current one, and thus expedite meetings with the employer to reach an agreement.
In addition, he will talk to him CSD and the government to be included in the Sports Law because they understand that it is a violation of workers 'rights and according to the Workers' Statute.
